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Your Biological Clock – The Circadian Rhythm

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Here is a nice visualization of the Circadian rhythm. Highest testosterone secretion at 9:00 and highest alertness at 10:00. No wonder why working out in the morning feels so great. I have been doing this for over a year now. I feel better, more active during the day. If your schedule allows it, you should definitely […]

Tip for Pressing Movements

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Boris from Squat Rx shares an important tip for pressing movements. “All of these tips, functionally, serve to externally rotate the arm, and engage the lats and triceps into your press and support the extended arm, and can be simplified to the instruction to bend the bar in an upside-down “U” while pressing.”

This Week’s Most Popular Posts

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Dave Tate teaching the Deadlift Free Download “Fundamentals of Sports Training” by Matveyev Breakfast – What to eat besides eggs? Back to the Basics – Lying Triceps Extension Jim Wendler on John Broz’s Method Best Ab Exercises Charts Improve Ring Strength with Gymnastics Straps

Chris Spealler talks CrossFit Games 2011

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This episode of All Over the Map visits with Chris Spealler, the only individual competing in his 5th CrossFit Games this year. Chris Spealler – One Legged Overhead Squat Free Download:Download in QuicktimeDownload in iPod/iPhoneDownload in Windows Media He talks about his passion and the motivation that keeps him going. Regarding his programming leading up to the games, he […]

Athletes on YouTube OneArmer Handstand Artist

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Check out this handstand artist from Berlin. Robert Choinka aka OneArmer on Youtube. Born 1983 in Poland, Robert and his family moved to West Berlin in 1989, where he discovered breakdancing for himself. Over time this led him to the art of hand balancing. In 2003 he was accepted to Berlin’s school for artistry which he finished in […]

Trigger Happy Shoulders

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Cassidy Phillips, inventor the quad roller and trigger point ball takes over today’s MWOD and shows some techniques for increasing internal rotation in no time. In usual MWOD fashion they use active tack and stretch (breath, release, pivot) to tackle the Pec major and Pec minor and create movement that puts the muscle on tension. Result: significantly increased shoulder range of motion […]